"No, no, I've a sort of dizziness; I do not know what is the matter with me. But I am amazed at what you tell me; there must be some mistake."
"No, there is no mistake."
"The Spaniard cannot speak a word of English."
"What?" ejaculated the detective.
"He cannot speak a word of English."
"Bah! he can speak English, French, and German. He is a splendid linguist; he plays ignorance, that is all; it is a part of his design."
The baron recalled the scene in the hotel café, and said:
"I know he can't speak English."
"How do you know?"
"It was through his inability to speak English that I became acquainted with him. He was in a café and could not make his wants known, and I went to his rescue."